Statewide Republican convention stirs Ohio politics
In Columbus on January 6 the Republican State Committee calls a mass convention as Democrats and fusion allies mobilize to counter the event. The plan hinges on a joint ballot next Wednesday to choose a candidate, with Kurtz faction claiming fourteen pledges and debate over Burke's possible Senate presidency pro tempore.
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Republican Party
Republican State Committee
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Lincoln
State Committee
Ohio
Columbus
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Burke
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Bittenger Blackballed by Montreal St James Club
United States Consul General John M Bittenger was blackballed by Montreal's St James Club amid widespread figures including governors generals and prominent citizens. The club vote followed a Chicago article alleging Quebec French Canadians form secret societies aiming for Canada’s independence. Legal actions and swift appellate plans were outlined, with a telegraphic stay possible and a wire to San Francisco arranged.
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United States
John M. Bittenger
Knapp
New York
W. A. Anderson
Wisconsin
Bittenger
Chicago
Quebec
Canada
Missouri
Hunt Down Coal Thieves Forty Arrested in Rail Robbery Case
Washington C H Ohio January 6 detectives under McGuire have arrested about forty men for stealing coal from C H and D railroad cars. Affidavits were filed with Mayor J L Zimmerman. Names include Eli Hannell Dock Cole Milt Easton Mort Easton James Smith Sherman Smith Dick Castle and George Miles. Some cellars allegedly store stolen coal and a ongoing selling scheme is claimed to exist.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington C. H
C., H. & D. Railroad Company
McGuire
J. L. Zimmerman
Eli Hannell
Doctor Kerndodle Fires Back in Knobnoster Shooting
In Knobnoster Missouri on January 6 David Lay, a local farmer, entered Dr. O P Kernodle’s home and fired on him. The doctor shot Lay above the heart, causing a fatal wound. Mrs Lay was present during the incident and the motive cited is an alleged insult by Lay.
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Knobnoster
David Lay
O. P. Kernodle
Lay
Anti-British Alliance Association Forms in New York
A meeting of the Anti-British Alliance Association in New York last night planned to oppose any treaty on arbitration with the British Empire. Robert E. Ford serves as president of the organization.
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New York
Anti-British Alliance Association
Robert E. Ford
Durrants Fate in the Balance Supreme Court Appeal
Supreme Court set to hear final appeal on Durrant. A stay may be telegraphed if granted and the court convenes at noon. Governor refuses to intervene as attorneys press efforts. Boardman to meet Justice Harlan and other justices before the session. Time differences could aid.
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United States Supreme Court
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Washington
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Justice Harlan
Comstock Wins Six Cents in Damages Suit
A U.S. Court jury awarded Anthony Comstock six cents in his $50 000 damages claim against Dr Montague R Leverson. Comstock contended that Leverson’s Albany railroad station remark branding him a notorious blackmailer damaged his character.
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Dr. Leverson
Reformer
New York
United States Court Today
Anthony Comstock
Montague R. Leverson
Icehouses Collapse Killing Two at Whitmore Lake
Two giant icehouses under construction at Whitmore Lake near Hamburg collapse in the afternoon. About 200 workers were present. two men are known dead and possibly four others killed. A dozen or more workers are injured and missing workers are feared. Local authorities investigate the disaster.
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Durrant Ready to Die at San Quentin
The condemned Theodore Durrant, confined behind wire netting, spoke with his mother present and said he felt hopeful and ready to meet his maker. He pledged to proclaim his innocence loudly at the last, asserting his faith and resolve to die bravely for a crime he calls unfitting.
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California
POKER AND FISTS INVOLVING KY SENATORS
In Frankfort Kentucky Senator Bronston of Lexington and ex Senator D L May of Elizabethtown fought in May s Capital Hotel room after a poker remark May believed insulted him Will Klair a Lexington politician intervened May drew a pistol when he thought Klair sided with Bronston Bronston was bleeding and taken to his room May left town and Bronston remained in his room as details leaked the next day
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Bronston
Lexington
D. L. May
Eizabethtown
May
Capital Hotel
Plan Accepted to Liquidate Chestnut Street Bank
In Philadelphia on January 6 the assignees plan for liquidating Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company and Chestnut Street National Bank was approved by Common Council and City Council with one dissenting vote. The city will hold preferred stock in Record Publishing Company as collateral for deposits. Bank and trust officials who initially opposed the plan later signaled support after discussions.
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Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company
Chestnut Street National Bank
Record Publishing Company
Bank and Trust Company
Attack on Nonunion Men Sparks Chicago Street Riot
Fifteen nonunion millwrights were attacked at Sheffield and North avenues by a strik ers crowd in Chicago. Five were injured including Ss. F. Evans who was struck with a brick and kicked in the jaw. Police quelled the riot without any arrests.
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Chicago
Jan
Sheffield
North Avenues
Ss. F. Evans
Goose Island
Griffith Kept Under Guard in Columbus Visit
Two Union County constituents reached Columbus to press Representative Griffith on the Ohio senatorial situation but were blocked from meeting him by guards in his hotel room. They accuse Kurtz and allies of secret methods to control constituent wishes and threaten his political future.
Representative J. E. Griffith Visits Townsmen in Marysville
Representative J. E. Griffith arrived in Marysville from Columbus this afternoon and will stay until tomorrow with his mother and daughter. Constituents are bitter over his recent action while the committee bearing mass meeting resolutions arrived late. Griffith received them courteously but gave no hint of his stance in the senatorial matter.
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Tive J. E. Griffith
Griffith
Columbus
Kurt
Cynth
Poock Aid Sues In Pearl Bryan Murder Case
Lima Ohio January 6 L D Poock of Dayton the traveling man who provided a shoe clue to Pearl Bryan case helps St Paul police solve a murder mystery He still represents the Boston boot and shoe house and has the murdered woman’s shoes locating the maker and dealer who sold them at White Bear Lake resort.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima, CO
L. D. Poock
Dayton
Cincinnati Police
Pearl Bryan
Boston
St. Paul
White Bear Lake
Pooch
Peter Bauer Drug Company Formed in Louisville Consolidation
Louisville news reports the wholesale drug houses Arthur Peter & Co. founded 1817 and Samuel Bauer eight years in business have merged to form the Peter Bauer Drug Company with capital stock of 150000 dollars. The consolidation follows a rate war in Louisville and leaves one wholesaler refusing to join the agreement.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Arthur Peter & Co
Samuel Bauer
Peter- Bauer Drug Company
Bauer
Preacher in Workhouse Over Elopement Case
Rev. Charles Holden a Baptist minister claimed Indianapolis as home was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to three months in the Toledo Workhouse by Judge Kelley for eloping with Mrs. Cora Stevenson who left a husband and five children. He was planning meetings here when arrested. Sentence for the woman was deferred to tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Chas. Holden
Indianapolis
Kelley
Clyde
Cora Stevenson
Democratic Manifesto Attacks Brice Farley Hanna in Ohio
The Democratic State Committee publishes a harsh manifesto via party organs accusing Calvin Brice John H Farley and their agents of bribing legislators and pursuing absentees to derail fusion. Myers Ross and Ditty sign the document urging public prayers and moral support.
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Brice
Hanna
Ence
Myers
Ross
Ditty
Man End His Life After Repeated Political Rejections
Wert, a Democrat from Bucyrus Ohio, left home to split wood and was found hanged in a barn. Family says financial embarrassment from failed bids for county office led to his suicide after years of seeking nominations without success.
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Commercial Tribune
Bucyrus, C
Wert
Spain Seeks U S Good Offices to End Cuban War
Spain weighs formal appeal to the United States to mediate peace in Cuba after failed autonomy efforts. Sagasta's government, disheartened by Blanco and Pando failures, considers US mediation despite risks of public backlash at home. Secret talks with Washington are underway as Madrid faces loss of loyalist support.
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Pando
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Brambles of Ohio fight upset in White House briefing
Washington notes show Rep Bramwell urging Lt Taggart transfer to Quartermaster division as Hanna hopes loom in Ohio Senate race. He cites fusion ticket limits and Republican resistance to silver Republicans. Pension fraud cases in Cincinnati and Kentucky are detailed with Letitia Burress and others named. The Kentucky delegation camps at the White House with Deboe seeking Barnett support amid whispers of Neal potential Louisville outcome.
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White House
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Taggart
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Ohio
Hanna
Columbus
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Kentucky
L. T. Neal
Columbia
Louisville
Fear Fueled Murder Over Suspected Hypnotism in Alabama
In Birmingham on January 6 John Wiley, a Black man, shot and killed Elijah Gordon at a woman friend’s house. Both men vied for the woman's attention and Gordon claimed power to conjure. Wiley says he acted to prevent a spell and surrendered, claiming justification.
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Commercial Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
John Wiley
Elijah Gordon
Gordon
Wiley
Bushnell treachery alleged in Hanna campaign
Columbus reports detail a tense Ohio political battle with Foraker denying pressions to back Bushnell. Swingle and Nash receive letters accusing Bushnell and Kurtz of disloyalty while Hanna alignment is debated amid party harmony concerns.
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Bushnell
Hanna
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Republican State Committee
George K. Nash
Conger
Bushfield
Kurtz
Dur rant to hang at San Quentin despite bid for stay
California authorities prepared for the execution of William Henry Theodore Durrant, the Blanche Lamont killer, at San Quentin Prison. Governor Budd refused to intervene. Attorney Deuprey sought a federal writ of habeas corpus, but the federal judges declined to grant an exception bill.
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William Henry Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
San Quentin
Budd
Deuprey
de Haven
Morrow
Royal decree retools Serbian army appoints ex-King Milan
Belgrade reports a royal decree reorganizes the Serbian army and names former King Milan as Commander-in-chief. The decree formalizes the leadership shift within the armed forces and sets a new command structure.
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Milan
Tippecanoe Club Demands Cuyahoga Legislators Keep Pledge
In Cleveland Ohio the Tippecanoe Club with about 600 members passed resolutions demanding that Bramley Burke and Mason uphold pledges to vote for Hanna The group cites Toledo Zanesville and county conventions and enforces the oath to the voters with a near unanimous vote and directs continued coverage on Fifth Page
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Hanna
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Mason
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